Monogram-printing device



L. A. WERNER.

MONOGRAM PmNTlNe DEVICE.

APiLICATlON FILED MAY 7| 192].

1,385,766. Patented July 26, 1921,

'UNITED STA'itIZS PATENT OFFICE.

LESTER A. WERNER, on NEW YORK, 1v. 2., assrsnon TO FLORA w. PINKUSQOF NEW YORK, n. Y.

MONOGRAM -PRIN TIN G DEVICE.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26, 1921.

Application filed May 7, 1921. Serial No. 467,744.-

7 '0 (NZ whom it 'nmy concern:

Be it known that I, Lns'rnn A. lVnnNEn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Monogram-Printing Devices, of which the following is a sperification, reference being had to the accom iianying drawings.

This invention relates to the art of printing, and particularly to the art of printing monograms, the invention being designed primarily for printing monograms on cigarettes or like articles but not limited thereto.

On made-toorder cigarettes it is desirable to print the monogram of the user on the tip of the cigarette, and this has heretofore necessitated the making of a printing plate with a special monogram thereon, which has been more or less costly. V

The primary object of this invention is to provide means whereby the monogram may be printed upon a cigarette or like article at a relatively small cost, and particularly to provide means whereby separate letters may be readily assembled from a set or font of type designed for the purpose, these letters being assembled in a suitable holder and the monogram print-ed therefrom.

A further object is to provide means whereby the two or three letters forming the monogram may be disposed within a retaining plate and this retaining plate will be soformed as to provide a border for the letters.

And a further object is to provide a holder wherein this retaining plate, together with the twoor three letters constituting the monogram may be held, this holder being so formed as to be placed upon a spindle and inked in the usual manner.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of my monogram printing device applied;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the barrel or cylinder on which the printing members and retaining plate are placed;

Fig. 3 is a face view of the retaining plate with the printing strips or members inserted;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the cylindrical member,the printing members and the retaining plate;

Fig. 5 is a side printing members.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that in Fig. 3 I have illustrated a monogram composed of the letters VVV surrounded by a circle. It will be noted that the middle letter of the monogram is longer than the letters on each side and it is this necessity of causing these letters to conform to the cirrularfield of the mono gram which is one of the reasons that makes it diflicult to use ordinary type letters. Furthermore, it is a necessity in the printing of cigarette papers that the face of the type, that is the faceof the monogram, shall be curved so that it may be applied to a rotating type holder. I have provided means whereby any combination ofletters composing a monogram may be readily set up by using individual letters and a retaining plate. g

The retaining plate in the drawings is designated 10. This plate is shown as rectangular in plan but laterally curved and as being formed with a central aperture 11 defined by a slightly upstanding circular ridge 12 which is designed to print the circular border around the letters. 7 8 characters are used in order to print any desired'monogram. 26 of these characters, ranging from A to Z, are relatively long and adapted to lit the middle of a monogram. 26 of the letters are relatively short and are curved at their upper ends, as in the left hand V of the monogram, and are designed to fit at the left hand of the middle letter. 26 of the letters are curved reversely to the last named letters so as to fit on the right hand side of the monogram and are shorter than the letters designed to fit the middle of the monogram. These several letters are mount- I ed on the three strips 13, 14 andl5, the strip 13 being the relatively long strip which is designed to be disposed at the center or elevation of one of the middle of'the monogram.

As illustrated in Fig. 5, the letter" is formed upon the face of a raised portion 16, and this portion 16 has a length just equal to the diameter of the opening 11 so that when the strip 13 is forced into place, this raised portion will project through the opening 11 diametrically thereof and the type face will be disposed on the same level 'The opposite end I threaded, as at 20, is circular, isengaged with this screw-thread I it comes against as before stated, so as to fit the curvature h of the borderOI he curvature of the open-.

ing 11 on each side of'themiddle strip 13.

' When it is desired to" form a monogram, the three letters are selected from the stock of 78 letters and inserted in the manner described in the opening 11. The curved retaining plate 10 is then placed upon a cylindrical 0r barrel-shaped body 18, one end of which is formed with a shoulder 19 against which the retaining plate 10 bears.

of this body 18'is screwand a cap or nut 2-1, which and screwed home until the opposite end of the retaining plate 10, as illustrated. The middle portion of the holder 18 may be recessed, as at 22, to receive the strips 13, 14 and 15, these strips being held in place in the recess and held in conjunction with each other by the retaining plate 10, and the retaining plate being held in place by the screw-threaded head, cap or nut 21.

As illustrated, the member 18 is annular in cross section so as to forma central bore 23 so that the holder is adapted to be fitted over the spindle found on most cigarette machines, the holder being attached to this spindle by a set screw or any other suitable device of this character. The ink is transferred to the printing device by a series of composition rolls, as is usual, and as the spindle with the holder revolves, the type ing in any way comes firstin contact with the inking roller and then with the cigarette paper. This cigarette paper is placed on the spindle of any cigarette machine and comes in the form of bobbins or circular rolls varying in width and diameter according to the size of cigarette desired. The paper passes throughthe printing mechanism in one continuous piece. While I have particularly designed this device for the p'rint-ing'of cigarette papers, it might be used for various kinds of print ing, as forv instance the printing of monograms on pencils orthe like without departfrom the spirit of the invention. r I claim l j 1. Means for printing monograms including a plate having an aperture the size of the field of the monogram and having a orojecting border-printing rib, and strips adapted to be disposed behind the plate and extending across the aperture therein and having raised letters on one face adapted to bedisposed within and to fit the aperture in the said plate. p

2. In a monogram pr'nting device, a transversely curved plate having an aperture defined by a raised printing rib, curved strips adapted to be disposed behind the plate and extending across the aperture therein and having raised letters upon one face formed to fit within the aperture in the plate, said strips being curved longitudinally to fit the curvature of the plate.

8. A monogram printing device including a transversely curved platehaving a circular aperturein its center, the aperture being defined by a projecting circular-borderprinting rib, a plurality of character carrying strips longitudinally curved to fit against the inner face of the plate and extending having raised across the aperture therein portions of a length adapted to fit within the aperture of the plate and against the wall of said aperture, the said raised portions being formed at their ends to conform to the curvature of the inner face of the projecting circular border rim.

4. A monogram printing device including a curved plate having a central aperture, the aperture being defined by a raised borderprinting rib upon the convex face of the plate, a plurality of longitudinally curved character carrying strips adapted to fit against the inside face of the plate and extend across the aperture therein, the middle of each strip being formed with. a raised portion, adapted to fit snugly within the aperture in the plate and having the confronting faces of the characters flush with the edge face of the border-printing-rib, a

cylindrical holder against which the plate with the inserted characters is adapted to be disposed, the holder having a shoulder at one end against which the end of the plate is adapted to be placed, and meanson the holder for clamping said plate in position.

5. A monogram printing device including a curved plate having a central aperture, the aperture being defined by a raisedborder printing rib upon the convex face of the plate, a plurality of longitudinally curved character carrying strips adapted to fit against the inside face of the plate and extend across the aperture therein, the middle of each strip being formed with a raised portion adapted to fit snugly within the aperture in the plate andhaving the con-- fronting faces of the characters flush with the edge face of the border-printing rib, a cylindrical holder against which the plate with the inserted characters is adapted to be disposed, the holder having a shoulder at oneend against whichthe end of the plate is adapted to be placed, and an adjustable collar mounted on the opposite end of the holder from saidshoulder and adapted to bear against and clamp the adjacent end face ofthe plate. i

6. A monogram printing'device including a curved plate having a central aperture, the

aperture being defined by a raised borderprinting rib upon the convex face of the plate, a plurality of longitudinally curved character carrying strips adapted to fit against the inside face of the plate and extend across the aperture therein, the middle of each strip being formed with a raised portion adapted to fit snugly Within the aperture in the plate and having the confronting faces of the characters flush with the edge face of the border-printing rib, and a cylindrical holder against which the convex faces of the plate with its inserted type are adapted to be disposed, said convex faces being recessed to rc ceive said type carrying strips, one end of the holder being formed with a shoulder against which the plate is adapted to bear and the opposite end with an adjustable shoulder adapted to bear against the other end of the plate whereby the plate may be clamped in position.

7. A monogram printing device including a curved plate having a central aperture, the aperture being defined by a raised borderprinting rib upon the convex face of the plate, a plurality of longitudinally curved character carrying strips adapted to fit against the inside face of the plate and extend across the aperture therein, the middle of each strip being formed with a raised portion adapted to fit snugly within the aperture in the plate and having the confronting faces of the diameters flush with the edge face of the border-printing rib, and a cylindrical holder against which the convex faces of the plate with its inserted type are adapted to be disposed, said convex faces being recessed to receive said type carrying strips, one end of the holder being formed with a shoulder against which the plate is adapted to bear and the opposite end with .an adjustable shoulder adapted to bear against the other end of the plate whereby the plate may be clamped in position, said holder having a longitudinally extending, central bore whereby it may be applied to a spindle.

8. Means for printing monograms including a plate having an aperture the size of the field of the monogram, strips adapted to be disposed behind the plate and extend across the aperture therein and having raised letters on one face adapted to be disposed within and fit the aperture in said plate, and a body having a recess within which said strips fit and having means for glainping the plate upon the face of the oc y.

9. A monogram printing device including a plate having a central aperture, a plurality of character carrying strips adapted to fit and be disposed side by side against the inside face of the plate, the middle of each strip being formed with a raised portion litting snugly within the aperture in the plate, a holder against which the plate with its inserted character is adapted to be disposed,

the holder having a recess of a depth equal to the depth of said strips and of an area equal to the combined area of the strips, and means on said holder for clamping the plate in place thereon.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

LESTER A. WERNER. 

